Counselling
FIREPROOF
Last night I watched Fireproof with my wife. I was a reluctant viewer.
The thought of watching another Christian movie made in America with a happy ending sounded completely uninspiring. However, my wife’s gracious persistence paid off.
What a movie! It had humour, action, pathos, at times heart rending glimpses into the tensions within all marriages, [...]
When to tell…
One thing I’m learning is that everyone has something dark in their past… or present… that almost nobody knows about. Sometimes it’s hard to know whether you should tell someone else or not. Here are a few thoughts on when to tell.
You should consider telling someone else…
1. When you haven’t told anyone.
You need to have [...]
The “Whys”
Have you been in a hard circumstance where you asked the Lord, “Why”? I doubt if there have been many of us who haven’t. When we go through those questioning times, it’s important for us to respond the right way. We can choose to become bitter and resentful towards God [...]
Are You Really In The Family?
God knew that His children would, from time to time, have doubts about their salvation. He anticipated our agonies of the soul and gave us a little book called 1 John that gives comfort to those who know His Son in truth.
A preacher once said that only a Pharisee would never doubt his salvation.
The great [...]
The Prayer of a Seventeen Year Old Quaker Girl
I stumbled across this prayer one morning during my devotional time. It caused me to think about the way I pray. I found myself asking questions like, “Do I see myself as God sees me?”, “Do I appreciate what God has done for me?”, and “Do I want to let God remove these proud tendencies [...]
Lessons from a Shopping Mall
I remember walking into a shopping mall for the very first time and was overtaken by the size of the mall and the variety of shops that lay before me. I remember feeling very lost and very alone. This feeling was alleviated somewhat when I saw the blessed directory. Like all good directories, this directory [...]
Insecurity, Part Four
The God and His Love
By Jason Harris
In part three, we saw that a mature experience of God’s love for us is the only real cure for insecurity. But knowing the love of God will not help unless we really know both the God Who loves us, and the kind of love that He has for [...]
Insecurity, Part Three
Understanding God’s Love For You
By Jason Harris
In part one and two we saw that it is fear that drives the insecure person. While this helps us understand why the insecure person acts the way he does, it doesn’t bring us to a solution. In order to find the solution, we must find out what is [...]
Insecurity, Part Two
A Snapshot of Insecurity
By Jason Harris
In part one, we saw in the lives of Jonathan and Nicole that insecurity is a crippling problem and is driven by fear. In part two, we’ll continue to probe the motives and desires of the insecure heart so that we can come to a meaningful and effective solution.
Probing deeper
Fear [...]
Insecurity, Part One
A Crippling Problem
By Jason Harris
Jonathan was running a few minutes late. He gave a tense nod as he entered the classroom and quickly moved to a seat in the back. He had only been at this high school for a few weeks and his one goal in life was to not be noticed. At home, [...]
Insecurity Series Introduction
It’s almost impossible to express the depth of pain experienced by someone with an abused, neglected, or otherwise scarred background. Even after years of healing, the wounds can be shockingly fresh. One of the most common results of a conflicted past is an insecure present.
Insecurity, while not restricted to youth, is at epidemic proportions among [...]
The Providence of God
By Nabeel Zaydan
As we live our days, sometimes we’re going along and suddenly we’re knocked down by some unexpected circumstance. Everything is out of focus and we begin gasping for our spiritual breath. Nothing seems to matter then except our circumstances. It may be a tragedy, a physical illness, a loss of job, children in [...]
